Province of North Carolina (1716-1776), State of North Carolina (1776-present)
British Colony (1716-1776), Independent State (1776-1781, 1861), US State (1781-1861, 1865-present), Confederate State (1861-1865)
Location: Southeast United States
Capital City: Bath (1712-1722), Edenton (1722-1739), Wilington (1739-1766), New Bern (1766-1794), Raleigh (1794-present)
Government type: British Colony (1716-1776), Republic (1776-1781, 1861), US State (1781-1861, 1865-present), Confederate State (1861-1865)
Main languages: English
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1712: Carolina colony split into North and Soutb Carolina
1729: North Carolina goes from a Proprietary Colony to a Crown Colony
1776: Declares independence along with 12 other colonies
1781: Becomes a US State with the Articles of Confederation
1789: Statehood formalized with ratification of the US Constitution
1861: Secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy a week later
1865: Returns to US control
1868: Formally readmitted as a state
Currency
US Dollar (1792-present)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
CS Dollar (1861-1865)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
Banknotes from North Carolina in the collection
•2 Dollar, 1863 (CriswellCS#131) State of North Carolina